Fame (Irene Cara song)
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| Single by Irene Cara | ||||
| from the album Fame soundtrack | ||||
| Released | June 1980 (US) May 1982 (UK) |
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| Format | CD single, 7" single | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 5:14 | |||
| Label | RSO | |||
| Writer(s) | Michael Gore, Dean Pitchford[1] | |||
| Producer(s) | Michael Gore | |||
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"Fame" is a pop song, written by Michael Gore (music) and Dean Pitchford (lyrics) that was released in 1980, and achieved chart success as the theme song to the Fame film and TV series.[1] The song was performed by Irene Cara, who played the role of Coco Hernandez in the original movie. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1980,[1] and the Golden Globe Award for the same. In 2004 it finished at #51 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema.
The song was later used as the theme song for the Fame television series, which aired from 1982 to 1987. It was also used in other TV shows related to Fame.
"Fame" rose to number four on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1980. It also reached number one on the Billboard dance chart for one week. The song was rereleased in the United Kingdom in 1982 following the airing of the Fame television series. It hit number one in the UK Singles Chart for three weeks.[1] It has sold 1.05 million copies in the UK as of June 2013.[2] The song also reached number one in Flanders, Ireland, the Netherlands and New Zealand, and number three in Sweden.[3][4]
Chart performance
Weekly singles charts
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Year-end charts
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See also
- List of number-one dance singles of 1980 (U.S.)
- List of number-one singles in 1982 (New Zealand)
- List of number-one singles from the 1980s (UK)
- List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 1983
- List of million-selling singles in the United Kingdom
References
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- ↑ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.4701a&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=af3hlreuvio9mib8aasgf2igo4
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Irene Cara – Fame" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Irene Cara search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Irene Cara – Fame". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Irene Cara – Fame". Singles Top 60.
- ↑ "Irene Cara: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company.
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- ↑ http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=40275
- ↑ http://www.uk-charts.top-source.info/top-100-1982.shtml
- ↑ http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1980.htm
- ↑ http://50.6.195.142/archives/80s_files/1980YESP.html
| Preceded by | UK number-one single 17 July 1982 (for three weeks) |
Succeeded by "Come On Eileen" by Dexys Midnight Runners |
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- Singlechart called without song
- 1980 singles
- 1982 singles
- Irene Cara songs
- Best Original Song Golden Globe winning songs
- Best Original Song Academy Award winning songs
- Billboard Dance Club Songs number-one singles
- Number-one singles in New Zealand
- Dutch Top 40 number-one singles
- UK Singles Chart number-one singles
- Oricon International Singles Chart number-one singles
- Songs written by Dean Pitchford
- RCA Records singles
- Songs from films
- Songs with music by Michael Gore
- Television theme songs
- 1980 songs
